Ext.P-3 that the claimant, K.Raghavan had also suffered imprisonment from 10.11.1946 to January, 1947 cannot be said to be on the basis of direct personal knowledge of the certifier inasmuch as the certifier was in the said prison only from Feburary, 1947. Therefore, the said certification of the alleged imprisonment from 10.11.1946 can be only on the basis of hearsay evidence. Thus, in the light of this indisputable fact, it can only be said that the petitioner has not proved the 6 months' minimum imprisonment suffering of the claimant in accordance with the acceptable secondary evidentiary criteria as laid down in the Scheme. There is no dispute that the petitioner has not produced any primary evidence in the matter. Further it can be seen from a mere reading of Ext.P-3 that the certifier has actually suffered imprisonment only for a period of 11 months. The Central Scheme clearly lays down that for a certifier to be eligible to issue Personal Knowledge Certificate or Co-prisoner Certificate, he should have not only a recipient of Freedeom Fighter's Pension under the Central Scheme but also should have suffered the minimum one year imprisonment without remission. This Court in the common judgment dated 30.5.2018 in W.P.(C).No.791/2013 and connected cases has held that the certifier to be eligible to issue a co-prisoner certificate in terms of the Central Scheme should have actually suffered not less than one year period without any remission going by the Central Scheme. In the said common judgment 30.5.2018 in W.P. (C).No.791/2013 and connected cases, the certifier involved is none other than P.A. Solomon, Ex-MP, who has issued Ext.P-3 as well. This Court has held in the common judgment dated 30.5.2018 in W.P.(C). No.791/2013 and connected cases that P.A.Solomon is not an eligible certifier to issue a co-prisoner certificate in terms
